Clasp.



W. D. EASTBURN.

CLASP. l APPLICATION FILED 00T.9, 1911.

Patented Dec. #17 1912.

WALTER D. EASTBRN, or JENKINTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

CLASP.

Specication of Letters Patent. Y i Patented Dec. 17, 1912.

Application led October 9, 1911. Serial No.653,602. l l

To all 'whom it may concern.

Be it known that. I, WALTER D. EASTBURN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Jenkintown, in the county of Montgomery and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inClasps, of which the following is a specification. 4

This ,invention relates to improvements in clasps. l

The principal object of the invention is to provide an improved form ofa stocking engaging clasp whereby the liability of the same to becomedisengaged is reduced to a minimum. l

Other' objects andl advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription and with particular reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a. front elevation of the device. Fig. 2-is a vertical section on the line 2-,2 of 'Fig 1. Fig. 3

is a perspective view of, the loop portion of the clasp.

Referring particularly to the drawings 10 represents an elastic strap,having on one end a suitable member 11 for lattachment to the corset orother suitable under garment. The strap is provided with the usualadjusting slides 12 for regulating the length,

of the strap 10 the loop 13. of the elastic strap 10 being passedthrough the middle member 14 to which is secured thebutton carrying tab15. A plate 16 is sewed into ork between the layers of the tab 15, andcarries a pair of buttons 17 which extend out through one face of thetab. Sewed to the upper part of the .tab is a loop 18, which carries thebutton engaging loop 19. This member 19 has the extenslon- 20 which isengaged with the loop 18, and extends on opposite sides to form theshoulders 21 whence it extends forward in parallel relation and the armsare then inclined toward each other and again-forward in parallelrelation as represented at 22 the ends of the" portions 22 beingconnected by the upwardly extending and inwardly curved resilient'lcentral portion 23 between which and the portions 22 are the curvedortions 24 which form the button engaging oops 25.

As best seenin Fig. 2 the.- member 23 curves abovel the plane ofthe bodyportionv of the member 19 as at 26 and has its end 'extending below theplane of the body porvplate 16, and the upturned portion 26emgagedresiliently under the head of the button, ,so that in effect the member19 will snapI into place', and by reason of the portion 27 .engagingwith the material of the tab against one edge of the plate 16 thelvmember 19 will be effectively prevented from accidental displacement.To disengage t-he member 19 from the buttons, it is only necessary topush the member in the same manner as the ordinary button and loopdevices of this'character except that a little more force might benecessary.

What is claimed is:

A` stocking supporter comprising a supportino' strap of elastic, a tabon the lower end of thestrap, a metallic plate secured within the lowerend of the tab, a pair of buttons attached to the plate and extendingthrough the outer face of the tab, a button engaging member secured toythe tab and comprising a pair of loops each for engagement over one ofthe buttons, and a central upwardly extending and inwardly curved memberwhich extends out of the plane of the loops, and toward the tab, saidcurved member engagingv the tab and forcing the sameV inwardly over theupper edge of the button carrying plate, whereby the button engagingmember is held to the'tab against accidental displacement.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

WALTER D. EAsTBUnN.

Witnesses: i l

BENJAMIN BEsrr, GEORGE N. WHrrAKER.

